Definition
小报告 is a colloquial noun referring to a complaint or piece of gossip secretly reported to a person's superior or authority figure, typically behind that person's back. It carries a negative connotation of snitching or tattling in a workplace, school, or social setting. You often see it in the verb-object phrase 打小报告 ('to secretly report on someone').
n.
secret complaint or gossip reported to a superior behind someone's backsnitching
Examples
- 小报告，。Tā xǐhuan gěi lǐngdǎo dǎ xiǎo bào gào, tóngshì dōu bù xǐhuan tā.He likes to snitch to the boss, so his colleagues don't like him.
- 小报告，。Bié zài bèihòu dǎ xiǎo bào gào, yǒu shénme huà dāngmiàn shuō.Don't make secret complaints behind people's backs; say whatever you have to say to their face.
- 小报告，。Tā yīnwèi bèi dǎ le xiǎo bào gào, shīqù le jìnshēng jīhuì.She lost her promotion opportunity because someone snitched on her.
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